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A. W. TOUB'G-EE.

HYDRAULIC MOTOR.

No. 395,092. Patented Dec. 25, 1888.

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HYDRAULIC MOTOR.

No. 395,092. Patented Dec. 25, 1888.

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HYDRAULIC MOTOR.

No. 395,092. Patented Dec. 25, 1888.

ALBION T OURGEE. 0F MAYVILLE, ASSIGNOR TO E. MILLER, or NEW roan, N. Y.

HYDRAULIC MOTOR.

flPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 395,092, dated December 25, 1888.

Application filed April 9, 1888. Serial No. 270,028. (N0 model.)

To all 1071/0127, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBION W. ToURcnE,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Mayville, in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hydraulic Motors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,- clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use sition.

the same.

My invention relates to a hydraulic motor of novel construction adapted to be placed i and supported in position in water-ways for E the purpose of utilizing the force of currents Y in streams, especially in such as cannot be dammed, or where it is not easy to turn the 5 water supply from its course, such as large rivers, tides, dzc.

its lower part be of bifurcated form, as shown 70 My novel motor, brieflydescribed, comprises a metal box or casing through which the cur- 5 rent may flow, said casing being at one end I hinged to a rod or other support having bearing either on the sides of the water-way or Z upon other suitable support, and having ati its opposite ends means whereby the casing i ashifter-rod extending outwardly from each side thereof, vertically-enter)ding reciprocating arms carrying a series of hinged gates or shutters, a transverse shaft connected to said reciprocating arms in order that as the intlowing water operates to alternately open and. close said gates and thereby oscillate the arms to which they are attached, said shaft will be rotated, suitable levers or rods being connected to the outer end of said shaft, which extends outwardly from the casing, and extending therefrom to either or both shores, where they are connected to the machinery or mechanism to be operated by the motor.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved motor. Fig. 2 represents a sectional plan view thereof on the line a a of Fig. 1. Fig. 3

represents a longitudinal section on the line b b of Fig. 2. Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7 represent, in detail, sectional plan views of a portion of the casing and operative parts, illustrating slight modifications in details. sectional plan view, illustrating the entrance to the case as guarded by anto1natically-operating gates to regulate the admission of water to the case. Fig. 9 represents a detail 1ongitudinal sectional view of a portion of the case with a iiume-gatcoperating device in po- The casing 1, within which the power mechanism is contained, may be either of rectangular shape, as represented in Figs. 1,2,4,

and. 5, or it may be flared outwardbelow the pivot of motion of the reciprocating arms, to be presently described, as represented in Figs. (3 and T; or, what is the equivalent, it may at The side walls, 2, of the box or casing 1 may either be closed, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7, in which event the water from the current enters simply through the upper or front .75

end of the case, or, as represented in Figs. 4 and 5, the sides of the case may be openand guarded by either ontwardly-openi11g or ,in-

wardly-opening gates to permit of the en-' trance of water through the sides as well as through the front end ol the case; or, in place of permitting the water-supply passing into the case in an uninterrupted stream through the front end thereof, said front end may be guarded by gates, as hereinafter described, sol8'5 as to divide the water-sup iily flowing into the case through the front end into two streams, the gates being so arranged and connected together and to the operative devices within the case that the divided streams will enter the case alternately, first on. one side and then on the other side of the rocking frame to which the operating-shaft is connected, as will. presently more fully appear.

To the front or upper end of the case are attached straps or hangers 5, which have hingeeconncction at 6 to a rod or bar, 7 ,which extends transversely thereof and. rests at either end either upon the opposite banks of the stream the current of which is to be util- 10o ized or upon suitable supports extending from said banks or contained within the Fig. 8 represents a 55 of the pivot 11.

stream, in order that said casing may be adjusted and held at any desired angle or horizontally, as desired, in the stream.

8 represents Hume-bars which guard the front entrance to the case for the purpose of preventing the entrance therein, especially when the front or upper end of the case is near the surface ofthe stream, of d rift-wood and other substances likely to impede the movement of the operating devices within the case. These flume-bars are framed in surrounding rods or bars, said flume resting upon or against the straps or hangers 5, and having hinge-connection 9 to a door or shutter, 10, hinged at 11 to the front wall of the case.

12 represents side wings connected to the front portion of the Hume-bars for the purpose of guarding the space between the ends of the fiume-bars and the casing.

13 represents a plate or extension on the under side of the rear or lower end of the pose of permitting of the raising or lowering of the lower or rear end of the case, as desired.

The side gates, 12, are external to the casin g 1. If desired, the door or shutter 10 may be lowered upon the hinges 9 11 until it rests upon the bars 5 5. \Vhen in that position it will operate as a supply-gate to the casing. Any suitable method or device may be employed for raising and lowering this door or shutter 10 and the thereto-connected flumebars 8 and gates 12sucl1, for instance, as represented in Fig. 9as by connecting one end of a crank, a, to the pivot 9 and connecting its other end with a rod, 1), journaled in the side of the case at a point rearwardly This rod could be extended to the shore and worked with an ordinary brake-wheel by means of a beveled gear, so

as to raise or lower the gate, thereby admitting more or less water or shutting off the supply entirely.

16 represents the power-transmitting shaft, which at its lower end has bearingin a suitable socket or step, 17, in the under or rear wall of the case, and extends transversely through a sleeve, 18, extending from the front wall of the case. To the outer end of this shaft is attached a lever or arm, 19, with which is connected any desired or suitable number of oppositely-extending rods, levers, or arms, 20, which extend to the respective shores of the stream, and are connected to suitable cranks or other mechanism for converting the oscillatory motion of the shaft 16 into rotary motion, said cranks or other de vices being in turn connected to the machinery or other devices on the shores. Any number of these arms 20 may be employed, according to the length of the lever 19 and the character and quantity of the mechanism to be operated by the motor. Any number of motors of this sort may be arranged side by side along the same supporting-bar, 7, and attached to the same connecting-shaft, 20, so that the power of all of them may be readily combined on one crank, it being only necessary to connect the reciprocating shaft 19 of each motor with those on either side by pivoting each to a common connecting-shaft, 20.

21 represents a A-shapcd skeleton rocking frame or aseries of arms connected at the upper end to the operative or power-transmitting shaft 10. Between the side walls of the respective legs of this frame are pivoted at 22 a series of shutters or gates, 23, which are individually hinged at their outer or front ends bylink-connections 24: to arms or rods 25of which there are a pairrockingl y connected together at their upper ends by a connecting-rod, 2G, pivoted at each end to the respective arms 25 and extending above and on the outer sides of and straddling said frame 21, which in its turn straddles the shaft 16. These rods or arms 25 operate as gate-shifters, as will be readily seen.

27 represents a partition or divisional wall extending longitudinally and centrally of the case for a portion of its length, and against which the rocking frame and shutters or gates impinge in their inward oscillatory movements, as represented in Fig. 2, and against which the water passing between the gates impinges with an effect to be presently described.

28 represents a shifter-rod extendingtransvcrsely outward from the opposite sides of the partition 27 and against which the upper of each series of gates impinges on the rocking frame reaching its inner position, as shown in the drawings. This partition may either be formed of a single strip of metal, as represented in. Figs. 2, 4t, and 5 of the drawings, or it may be composed of a double outwardlyfiaring wall, with either open or closed lower end, as shown in Fig. 7; or, as shown in Fig. (3, the case may be divided or bifurcated below the pivot of motion of the reciprocating frame and arms. In. each arrangement illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 the same object is attained viz., the division of the stream of water entering the case.

Fig. 8 represents a convenient and effective arrangement .for automatically regulating the flow of water to the interior of the casing through the mouth thereof and alternately on opposite sides of the longitudinal partition or division 27, so as to alternately cut off and permit the entrance of water through the top of the case to the respective members of the shifter, as shown in Fig. 8. In this a represents a divisional strip extending a short distance inwardl y of the case from thefront edge thereof.

lVithin the front and rear wallsof the case are pivoted on opposite sides of the partition 0 a series of gates or shutters, 23, similar to those heretofore described and lettered 23 in the other figures of the drawings. These gates or shutters are at their inner ends consg o e nected by links, as 24:, with arms or rods 25, which in turn are pivotally connected at (Z to arms or rods 6, pivoted at f to a strap, g, attached to the connecting-rod 2G, connecting the pair of arms or rods forming a part: of the rocking frame, to which the operative shaft 16 is connected, as before explained. In this arrangement, as clearly represented in Fig. 8 of the drawings, by connecting the shifter arms or rods 25 26 to the gates the gates will be opened and closed alternately as the rocking frame 91 rocks back and forth. .53 this arrangement the force of the stream of water passing through the open gates will act only on the closed arm of the frame 21, while the dead-water in the other side will pass off without resistance through the open gates of the other arm of the frame 21. This form of motor is adapted also for use very economically where the water is conveyed to the motor in a trunk or casing, instead of the casing being set; in the stream or current. In

such case the alternate opening of the gates in the reciprocating arms permits an instant; discharge of the confined water and utilizes a greater percentage of the actual power than any form of motor with which I. am acquainted. The inflowing stream as it passes through the open gates 24 atthe mouth of the casing impinges against the outwardly extending arm of the rocking frame 2], and forces the sameinward again st the div i si on-wall 27, at the same time forein g the gates in said arm against the shifter-rod 28, whereby said gates are opened, and rocking the opposite arm of the frame 21 outward. As this last mentioned arm passes outward, the shifter-frame closes the gates on said arm, and also closes the gates on the opposite side of the division 0,

thereby cxeludin the entrance of water at that point, and opens the gates on the side of said division 6 adjacent to the nowextended arm of the frame 21, so as to permit of the I entrance of a stream of water to operate upon the extended arm of the frame '21. The incoming stream is thus supplied alternately first to one and then to the other side of the rocking frame 2], and the rocking thereof and the oscillation of the operating or powerti-rai'ismitting shaft 1 (3 continuously secured.

As represented in Fig. (3 of the drawings, the bottom edge of the case may be closed by a perforated strip, 71, across the inner face of which a pair of similarly-perforated strips or gates, i, are arranged to slide. These gates each have an inwardly-extending lug or projection, j, which the lower ends of the arms of the frame 21 strike in their rocking movements, so as to slide said gait-es 1 across the perforated bottom of the case and thereby alternately open and close said perforated bottom, the object of this arrangement being to confine the operating body of water within the case until the arm of the frame 21 nearly reaches the dividing-wall, upon the arm reaching which it opens the shutter or gate '1' and permits thewater to escape. This adapts the device to small streams or confined currents as well as to such as cannot be restricted. By means of this arrangement and that of the alternating supply-gates, already described, one side of the frame 21 is relieved from all pressure, while the pressure and operative power of the water is continued upon the other side or arm of the frame until the last operativeminute.

Referring now to Figs. 1, 2, E}, (i, and T of the drawings, the motor having been placed in the appropriate position within the stream the currentzof which to be utilized, which is done by'placing the supporting-stiraps 5 upon the suspendinga'od 7 straps and case therealong until the desired position is reached, andthen by means of the screw lowering the rear or lower end of the case within the stream to bring the case to the desired position, the case is then anchored and the arms or rods are connected to the mechanism to be actuated. The current as it flows into the case through the flumeguarded end passes in the direction indicated by the arrows 251 against the closed shutters 23 and the (for the time being) outwardly-extending member of the rocking frame, (see Fig. 2,) and forces said member inward in the direction indicated by the arrow until said member of the frame 21 assumes the position indicated in the lower part of Fig. 2. As the one member of said frame is thus rocked inward, the upper of the series of gates pivoted thereto comes in contact with theadjacent' member of the shifter-rod 2b, the impact of which opens said series of shutters and permits the water to flow therethrough in the direction indicated by the arrows 31. Asthe stream of water passes between said gates or shutters 23, it impinges against the partition or barrier 27 with sulticient force to react against the lower portion of said shutters and thereby assist, in connection with the force of l the impact of water against the then extended and closed opposite member of the oscillating frame 21, in returning the closed-down member of the frame to its outer position. The arrow 32 represents the direction. of the outward return movement of the frame.

It will be noticed that the pivotal connec tion of the shutters or gates with the frame 2]v is ect'ientric, so that that portion of said shutters outward of their pivot-the front or upper portion of each shutter is longer than the rear or lower portion-that portion below the pivot. This construction facilitates the shifting of the gates or shutters. It will be evident that the frame 21. being, as before stated, connected to the shaft 16, as said frame and sliding said oscillates back or forth under the action of ing across the case.

34: to the front and rear walls of the case and connected by links 35 to a rod, 36, the end shutter or gate, 33, on each side being connected to a jointed shifter-rod, 37, attached at the pivotal connect-ion together of the twopart rod to the frame 21. In 1his construction the current is permittcal to enter the case through the sides thereof, as well as the upper end. The shutter-gates 33, it will be observed, open outward and in reverse order to that of the gates on the reciprocating frame 21. Their mode of operation is the same as that of the gates 23, and they are connected to said frame 21 through the medium of the shifter-rod S7 and a short connecting-rod, 38, extending from said rod 37 to the top of the frame 21. In the modification shown in Fig. 5 the shutter-gates are pivoted within the case so as to open inwardly thereof. They maybe connected to the frame 21 in a similar manner to that represented in Fig. 4-, or they may be connected together simply by a con tinuous rod, 39, extending across the case.

It will be apparent upon an inspection of the drawings that as one member of the rocking frame 21 and of the reciprocating arms 25 will at the commencement of the operation of the motor lie close or adjacent to one side of the barrier or partition 27, and the shuttergates 23, pivoted thereto, will in that position be opened by the action of the shifter-rod 28, (see Fig. 2,) that part of the water entering and passing down orthrough the case on that side of the barrier coming in contact with the operative devices will have but slight resistance offered to its passage until it reaches the barrier, and will rush between the shutters or gates without resistance, and will impinge against the barrier. Upon coming in contact with the barrier the force of the impact therewith will force the water back against the bottoms of the shutters, and, seeking an outlet, will rock said gates on their pivots and force them and the reciprocating frame and arm connected therewith outward and away from the barrier. An equal volume of water rushing into the casing on the opposite side of the barrier meets with a greater resistance to its passage through the casein the shape of that portion of the reciprocating frame and arm and the closed gates extend- As a necessary consequence thereof, the inflowing water always meeting with a greater resistance to its passage through the case on one side of the barrier or the other, from whichever side of the barrier the reciprocating frame for the time being extends outwardly across the case, it results that (there always being a larger surface on one side than on the other, against which the inflowing water may act while on the opposite side) there is con'iparatively little resistance to the passage of the water, the (for the time being) extended portion of the frame, reciprocating arms, and gates will be forced inward and rocked toward the barrier, and as said extended portion of the reciproeating frame, &'c., is forced downward or iiiward a reverse movement will be imparted to the opposite member thereof. The rocking back and forth of the respective members of the frame and part-s connected therewith in alternate directions is thus continuous and automatic. The water rushing through the opened gates in the one arm or member of the reciprocating frame is directed against the barrier, and acts at once toward reversing the motion of the parts in cooperation with the force exerted against the closed gates of the other arm. This co-operation continues until the very last moment, when the acquired momentum will be sufiicient to make the shift, that being the instant of least resistance offered by the current to the opening of one and the closing of the other set of gates.

I11 each of the illustrations shown in Figs. 4 and 5 provision is made by the side-shutter gates for the alternate free entrance of the current, first through one side and then through the other, whereby the force of the operation of the current upon the reciprocating frame and arms is increased, and additional and accelerated power and speed imparted thereby to the power-transmittin g shaft 16.

The case and. parts connected therewith may be constructed of any desired size and weight, according to the uses to which the same are to be put, and the current of the whole of or only a portion of the width of the stream may be utilized, as desired, the width of the case and of the operative mechanism contained therein being of appropriate construction.

By the use of my novel motor the construction of a race or dam in a stream is rendered unnecessary. The current may be utilized over and over again in a very short distance by multiplying the number of my motors. The entire device is simple and easy of construction, can be readily and easily repaired should any of the parts become damaged or worn, is not liable to damage from drift-wood or other substances floating in the stream, and can be cheaply constructed and maintained in operation.

In case of accident, a derrick is anchored above the rod crossing the stream, attachment made with the upper part of the screw-support, and the casing lifted until the lower end is above the water, where a workman enters and makes any needed repairs.

\Vhat I claim is- 1. A hydraulic motor comprising a box or casing adapted to be supported within a running stream and having openings therein to permit of the passage of water therethrough and a longitudinal partition or barrier, a shaft journaled in said casing and extending transversely through a plurality of rocking arms connectedto said shaft, a series of shutters or gates having pivotal bearing within said casing to regulate the flow of water therethrough and regulate the oscillation of the rocking arms and the thereto-connected shaft, and poWer-transmitting levers or arms connected to the shaft.

2. A hydraulic luotor con'lprising a casing adapted to be supported within a running stream and having suitable openings therein 'to permit of the current passing therethrough,

and for the purpose set forth.

3. A hydraulic motor com 'irising a box or case adapted to be suspended in a river or other body of flowing water and having suitable openings therein to permit of the passage of the current therethrough, a shaft extending transversely through said box, levers or arms connecting said shaft and the mechanism to be operated, a shutter-fra1ne connected to said shaft and adapted to oscillate back and forth under the action of the current and thereby oscillate said shaft, and shutter-shifting rods adapted to alternately open and close said shutters, substantially as set forth.

fl:- A hydraulic motor comprising a boxer casing adapted to be contained within a running stream, a po\\'e1.'-transmitting shaft journaled therein, and levers or arms connecting said shaft and the mechanism to be operated, arms connected to said shaft and extending onopposilie sides thereof and adapted to be rcciproeated under the action, of the current and thereby oscillate said shaft, a series of gates or shutters eccentrically pivoted to said arms and a central stop orbarrier to limit the inward movement of said reciprocating arms, and gate-shifting rods for opening and closing said gates;

A lrvtlraulic motor for use in tidmvays, streams, &c., comprising a box or case having suitable su 'rports and water entrances and exits and open sides, and a central ltmgitudinal division wall or barrier, a power-shaft transvmsely journaled within said case, levers or arms connecting said shaft and the mechanism to be operated, a frame or plurality of arms connected to said shaft and straddlin the same and said division-wall, a series of or shutters eccentrically pivoted to the respective members of said frame or arms,

shut ter-shiftin g rods attached, respectively, to.

said shutters and to the division-wall, and a connected series of cccentrically-pivoted shutters or gates guarding the open sides of the box or. case.

6. In a hydraulic motor, the combination,

with the box or case herein described, of straps or hangers extending forwardly of the front end thereof, a supportingrod with which said straps or hangers have hinge-connection, and a door or shutter hinged at its rear edge to said case and adapted to rest upon said straps or hangers, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

'7. In a hydraulic motor, the combination, with the box or case herein described, of straps or hangers extending forwardly of the front end thereof, asupporting rod with which said straps or hangers have hinge-colt nection, a door or shutter hinged at its rear edge to said case, front Hume-bars hinged to said door or shutter, side wings or Hume-bars connected to said front Hume-bars, and means, substantially as described, for raising and lowering said llume-bars and hinged shutter.

S. A hydraulic motor comprising a box or case having a perforated lower end, a pair of perforated strips or shutters adapted to reciprocate across said end and alternately close and open the perforations therein and having inwardly-extending lugs, a rocking frame, substantially as described, contained within said box or case and adapted to engage said lugs and thereby operate the end-guarding shutters, a power transmitting shaft connected with said rocking frame, and levers or arms connecting said shaft and the ma chinery or other devices to be operated, substantially as set forth.

9. A hydraulic motor comprising a box or case having a vertical division or strip at its upper or month end, a power-transmitting shaft journaled therein, a rocking frame, substantially as described, connected therewith, a series of gates or shutters rockingly journaled within the case on opposite sides of the dividing-strip in the upper end thereof, and rods or arms connecting said gates or shutters and the rocking frame, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

10. A hydraulic motor comprising a box or case having a perforated lower end, sin'iilarlyperforated shutters adapted to reciprocate across and alternately close and open said on d, and a central longitudinal dividing-strip at its upper end, gates or shutters rockingly journaled within the upper end of the box or case to alternately open and close a portion thereof, a power-transmittin shaft j ournaled in the case, levers or arms connecting said shaft and the devices to be actuated, and a rocking frame of the character described connected to said shaft and adapted to alternately open 'and close the gates in, the respective ends of the case substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix-lily signature in presence of two witnesses.

Minion w. roUReEE.

itnessesz S. E. KILBORNE, E. K. ToUReEE. 

